Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Lyndon Johnson had the challenge of a rapidly growing struggle to restrain Communist encroachment in Vietnam; he had segregation issues to deal with (“Lyndon B. Johnson”). Ronald Reagan had the challenge of improving dealings with the Soviet Union and the need to augment defense spending (“Ronald Reagan”). Richard Nixon was challenged with the Watergate scandal and the unpopular war in Vietnam. George W. Bush inherited…

The Korean War also known as the “Forgotten War”, it is known as the Forgotten War because of where it fell in its place in American History between world war two and Vietnam War. First you must understand Korean War had its roots long before the United States ever took control of the Southern half of the peninsula and the Soviet Union controlled the north. Secondly once you understand what caused the division then you can actually understand what cause the North Korean leader to invade the…

A Line in the Sand is a written documentary created by Randy Roberts and James S. Olson in which analyzes several aspects of one of the most famous events in Texas history, the battle of the Alamo. The battle of the Alamo was and has been controversial in that very little is known about what exactly happened during the siege. It was an event that caused a massive uproar during the Texas revolution and it also added more ire and will to succeed to the rebels at the time. The Alamo in blood in…

The 38 Parallel was the border section that divided the Soviet- sided Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on the Northern pole with and the Pro-Western republic of Korea in the South. It was the first invasion that involved military action during the Cold War. The Americans troops joined the war in favor of the South Korea. To the American officials, the perceived the war…

In March of 2011 a peaceful protest turned violent when the Syrian army killed protesters and launched Syria into a civil war (MercyCorp, “What You Need to Know about the Syria Crisis”). The war evolved from activists wanting governmental change to one that now includes ISIS, the Islamic extremist group. This has caused violence in Syria to escalate from airstrikes that outside powers have used to target ISIS, to the use of chemical weapons (MercyCorp). This has drawn the attention of American,…

From being the General of the Continental Army until on the brink of death, George Washington, the first president of the U.S., cared about America and wanted to keep it safe against upcoming and unavoidable dilemmas the country would face. To accomplish this, he wrote his Farewell Address, with the help of the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. In this letter, George Washington informed the people that he would no longer run for…

This is the start of dictatorship of Marcos. His main reason in putting our country in martial rule is, he want to save the republic from the communist. He wanted to lessen the terrorism in the country thru imposing the Proclamation 1081. The whole country was under the military. But the reason behind all that is Marcos wanted to extend his term and to continue to rule the Philippines…

Ryan walking through several rows of white crosses invokes a sense of loss, sacrifice as well as national pride. However, it is important to realize that indeed in the movie, Spielberg can create a sense of greater loss especially in the wake of Vietnam. Further, the U.S public’s belief that indeed there are times that war can be just is also put to the test. There are instances where one sees that indeed Saving Private Ryan is not a triumph of patriotism but rather it is a recollection of the…

The big war that was call the arm race was going on for a long period. In the arm race is bombs fight, revenges, and making superpower weapon. Back in the Arm race war every country was going against each other trying to declare the war. As the war was going on, some country was building bomb, and big weapon. Then the U.S decide to make a bomb to drop on japan to end them off in the war with them. In 1941 the U.S. was on pearl harbor, then Jjapan sent air force strike on the harbor, and kill…

it is not clearly defined as to what she is smoking. The son, who is also wearing the hippie style of clothing, then displays the political beliefs by burning the draft card that was received. During the 70’s the United States was involved in the Vietnam war, which was heavily protested, and led countless young men of the decade to do, as the son did, and burn the draft cards. By burning the cards, the younger generation presented a strong anti-war political…